A sailor strikes the side of his ship just below the waterline. He hears the echo of

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A sailor strikes the side of his ship just below the waterline. He hears the echo of the sound reflected from the ocean floor directly below 2.5s later. How deep is the ocean at this point? Assume the speed of sound in seawater is 1560m/s (Table 12-1) and does not vary significantly with depth.
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College Mathematics for Business Economics Life Sciences and Social Sciences

ISBN: 978-0321614001

12th edition

Authors: Raymond A. Barnett, Michael R. Ziegler, Karl E. Byleen

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